A Recovery Journey That Isn’t
David Sanchez’ debut novel, “All Day Is a Long Time,” paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of life with addiction.
Is Civil War Coming to America?
Two books, “How Civil Wars Start,” by Barbara F. Walter, and “The Next Civil War,” by Stephen Marche, examine if the United States is facing upheaval.
Did John F. Kennedy and the Democrats Steal the 1960 Election?
“Campaign of the Century,” a new book by Irwin F. Gellman, revives an old contention that Richard Nixon actually won the presidency in 1960.
‘Admissions,’ by Kendra James
Kendra James was a legacy student at Taft, but wasn’t made to feel like a member of a proud tradition while she was there.
'Manifesto' is a story of dreams made real by never giving up
One of the foremost writers of the age, Bernardine Evaristo unwinds her career and life — giving us a nonfiction bildungsroman that is a towering monument to the creative life of Black women.
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'What Is Otherwise Infinite' asks for granular honesty in our search for meaning
In her fourth collection, poet Bianca Stone unites vulnerability and humor to tackle the heavy question of what it means to be alive.
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What It’s Like to Live Through a Rupture in History
“Free,” by Lea Ypi, is a memoir about growing up in Albania amid the fall of communism.
How a Boy in Rural Iceland Became a Tool for Global Fascism
“Red Milk,” a novel by Sjón, examines a young man’s path to neo-Nazism.
In a Virus-Stricken Future, Humanity Endures Amid the Grief
Sequoia Nagamatsu’s debut novel, “How High We Go in the Dark,” is an expansive mosaic set in the wake of a devastating virus.
Before He Died, the Writer Roberto Calasso Had the Old Testament on His Mind
In “The Book of All Books,” the great Italian polymath offers his interpretation of biblical stories.
The Too-Short Evolution of Mac Miller
“Most Dope,” a biography by Paul Cantor, offers a tender remembrance of a precocious talent.
Bernardine Evaristo Recalls a Life on the Outside
In “Manifesto,” the author reflects on art, romance and her multiracial upbringing.
'To Paradise' is an inspired and vivid puzzle that doesn't quite come together
Hanya Yanagihara's much anticipated 700-page novel is a deliberately difficult work, made of up dazzling moments that tend lose their luster when pressed together.
Newly Published, From Che Guevara to Sapiens
A selection of books published this week.
Markov Chains, Sinclair Lewis and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Robert Gottlieb on ‘Garbo’ and ‘Babbitt’
Gottlieb talks about his own new biography and the work of Sinclair Lewis, and Carl Bernstein discusses “Chasing History.”
In 'Present Tense Machine,' the allegory of The Fall becomes a linguistic accident
In Gunnhild Øyehaug's novel, a mother and daughter are separated and forgotten to each other, yet continue to exist as thinkers and artists in their respective worlds, each missing something unknown.
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Newly Published, From Virtual Worlds to a History of Clothing
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: ‘You Don’t Know Us Negroes,’ by Zora Neale Hurston
A new collection of essays, some appearing here for the first time, reveals the Harlem Renaissance author’s intellectual breadth.
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